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The Penalty
“Find the Blonde and Get the Gangster!”
74%
Movie
1h 20m
AI Analysis
The Penalty (1941) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Penalty (1941) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~80 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Penalty 74% (5 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Penalty is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
74%
from 5 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and send the lad off to live with a family of farmers.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1941-03-13
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 335498
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Is there an official trailer for The Penalty?
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What is The Penalty about?
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy sees it all. Fortunately the courts intervene and ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Penalty?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Penalty?
The official runtime for The Penalty is approximately 80 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Gene Reynolds
Russell 'Roosty' Nelson
Edward Arnold
Martin 'Stuff' Nelson
Lionel Barrymore
'Grandpop' Logan
Robert Sterling
Edward McCormick
Gene Reynolds
'Roosty'
Marsha Hunt
Katherine Logan
Emma Dunn
'Ma' McCormick
Veda Ann Borg
Julie Jackson
Richard Lane
Craig
Gloria DeHaven
Anne Logan
Grant Mitchell
Judge
Phil Silvers
Hobo
Veda Ann Borg
Julie
Warren Ashe
Jay
William Haade
Van
Ralph Byrd
Brock
Joe Devlin
Shorty (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Bank Manager (uncredited)
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